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-poor by a wide spectrum of poverty analysts. The statistical properties of the various estimators are also derived in order to …
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This paper explores the link between poverty and inequality through an analysis of the poverty impact of changes in … empirical linkages between poverty, growth and inequality. It might also help design policies to improve both equity and welfare … as the choice of inequality and poverty aversion parameters, and that of the poverty line). The elasticities are also …
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or that of the change in inequality on poverty. During the last few years, there was a growing interest to perform such … Goal (MDG, henceforth), that is to cut poverty by half. As is illustrated in this paper, estimated poverty changes may be … a new numerical method to allow to estimate accurately the impact of distributive changes on poverty. …
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DAD is designed to facilitate the analysis and the comparisons of social welfare, inequality, poverty and equity across … reforms to these programs) on poverty and equity. …
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a wide spectrum of poverty analysts. The statistical properties of the various estimators are also derived in order to … also shows how the pro-poorness of a tax reform depends on one’s conception of poverty as well as on the revenue and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008623421
a wide spectrum of poverty analysts. The statistical properties of the various estimators are also derived in order to … also shows how the pro-poorness of a tax reform depends on one’s conception of poverty as well as on the revenue and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008574586
Assessing the progressivity of a fiscal system is relevant to develop a global idea on the extent of redistribution. In this paper we assess the evolution of progressivity over time and how economic shocks and government fiscal policy affects its design. The social performance of fiscal...
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The paper contributes to the measurement of poverty and vulnerability in three ways. First, we propose a new approach … to separating poverty into chronic and transient components. Second, we provide corrections for the statistical biases … introduced when using a small number of periods to estimate the importance of vulnerability and transient poverty. Third, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763836
The paper contributes to the measurement of poverty and vulnerability in three ways. First, we propose a new approach … to separating poverty into chronic and transient components. Second, we provide corrections for the statistical biases … introduced when using a small number of periods to estimate the importance of vulnerability and transient poverty. Third, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005795983
Previous child health evidence in Kenya has been based on uni-dimensional poverty analysis. Assessing the multiple …-being. This paper analyses multidimensional aspects of child poverty and well-being. Stochastic dominance approaches are used to … contrast uni-dimensional and multidimensional poverty over health and assets. The results show that children with the lowest …
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